EP1100698A2 - Agencement d'un coussin gonflable pour la protection laterale d'un passager de vehicule automobile - Google Patents
Agencement d'un coussin gonflable pour la protection laterale d'un passager de vehicule automobileInfo
- Publication number
- EP1100698A2 EP1100698A2 EP99934816A EP99934816A EP1100698A2 EP 1100698 A2 EP1100698 A2 EP 1100698A2 EP 99934816 A EP99934816 A EP 99934816A EP 99934816 A EP99934816 A EP 99934816A EP 1100698 A2 EP1100698 A2 EP 1100698A2
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- Prior art keywords
- airbag
- housing
- vehicle
- passenger
- motor vehicle
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
- B60R21/23138—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for side protection
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
- B60R21/21—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in vehicle side panels, e.g. doors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
- B60R21/213—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in vehicle roof frames or pillars
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/23—Inflatable members
- B60R21/231—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration
- B60R2021/23153—Inflatable members characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration specially adapted for rear seat passengers
Definitions
- the invention relates to an arrangement of an airbag for the protection of a passenger of a motor vehicle, in particular of a passenger located near a side of the passenger compartment of said vehicle.
- Certain vehicles are also equipped with an airbag intended to protect the front passenger, which airbag is then generally installed in the dashboard of the vehicle
- rear passengers can benefit from the same degree of protection as the front occupants of the vehicle in the event of a frontal impact.
- the passengers and in particular the rear passengers, can be protected laterally in the event of a rollover or side impact.
- the lateral protective cushion deploys as close as possible to the passenger side so that it can play its protective role as quickly as possible.
- the design of the latter is more complex and more expensive and, when the backrest is foldable, the connection of the airbag, with its means of automatic inflation, to the commanding means the triggering of its inflation is complicated.
- the object of the invention is to propose an arrangement of an airbag for the lateral protection of a passenger of a motor vehicle, the installation of which is easy and allows the deployment of the cushion under the best possible conditions.
- the cushion housing is arranged between an element of the lateral structure of the vehicle and the seat back in which is installed said passenger to be protected.
- the housing is produced in a covering element of an element of the lateral structure.
- the housing is produced, at least in part, in an element of the lateral structure.
- the housing comprises an opening, for exiting the airbag during its deployment, directed towards the front of the vehicle.
- the opening of the housing is closed by a removable cover automatically to allow the deployment of the airbag.
- the airbag mounted in the housing is produced in the form of a module.
- the opening of the housing is closed by a storage module, when the airbag is not mounted in said housing.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a motor vehicle, the rear side seats are equipped with airbags arranged in accordance with the teachings of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view similar to that of Figure 1 in which an airbag is illustrated in the deployed position along the rear passenger;
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view which illustrates in detail the arrangement of an airbag according to the teachings of the invention for the protection of the right rear rear passenger of a motor vehicle;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an element for fitting out the housing of the vehicle body when the latter is not equipped with airbags
- - Figure 5 is a perspective view similar to that of Figure 3 in which the airbag is illustrated in the deployed position
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view in section through a horizontal median plane which illustrates the airbag in the stored position in its housing on the right rear foot of the vehicle.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show, by way of example, a motor vehicle 10, the passenger compartment of which has two lateral openings 12, left and right, allowing passengers to access the rear seats.
- the invention can also be applied to a two-seater vehicle, or to a vehicle of the coupe type having no opening for access to the rear seats.
- the airbag may be arranged there in accordance with the teachings of the invention, in order to protect the front passengers.
- the opening 12 is delimited vertically by a central structural foot 14 and by a substantially vertical rear foot 16 which are two elements of lateral structure of the body of the motor vehicle.
- the rear leg 16 is therefore a sheet metal element which can be coated with a covering element which substantially matches its shape and, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 3, it is delimited by a transverse front face 18 and by an internal lateral face 20 of vertical and longitudinal orientation, that is to say parallel to the general longitudinal axis of the vehicle 10.
- the rear seat 22 adjacent to the rear foot 16 has a seat so that a passenger 24 can sit in the rear right seat and which comprises a substantially vertical backrest 26 and a substantially horizontal seat element 28.
- the opening 12 is intended to be closed by a side door 30 articulated on the center leg 14, which is delimited on the outside by a body skin 32 and which is provided internally by a covering trim 34 which, in the closed position of the door 30 illustrated in FIG. 6 extends transversely towards the inside, partly opposite the facing portion 34 of the rear leg 16.
- a housing 36 intended to receive, in the stored position, an airbag or "airbag” of passenger side protection 24.
- the housing 36 is open longitudinally forwards and transversely, inwards and is delimited by a rear vertical wall of transverse orientation 40 and by a lateral vertical wall 42 of longitudinal orientation.
- the walls 40 and 42 belong to a covering element 43 of the rear leg 16, but they could be formed directly by sheet metal plates 39 and 41 constituting the structure of the rear leg 16.
- the airbag 38 is, as can be seen in the deployed position, in particular in FIGS. 2 and 5, a vertical panel of generally longitudinal orientation and of substantially constant thickness in the form of a mattress which extends between the side of the passenger 24 and the internal lateral face opposite of the door 30 against which it bears in the deployed position.
- the arrangement of the housing 36 is such that the airbag can deploy longitudinally forwards, out of the said housing 36, passing between the lateral side of the backrest 26 of the seat 22 and the internal lateral face 34 of the door 30.
- the airbag 38 is in the form of a module 44 comprising for example an envelope capable of tearing for the deployment of the cushion 38 and which, with its automatic inflation means (not shown), is an insert element fixed by means of screw-nut type 46, for example, inside the housing 36.
- the semi-open housing 36 In the stored position in its housing 36, and in order to conceal it in order to maintain a good aesthetic appearance inside the vehicle, the semi-open housing 36 is closed by an attached cover 48 of a shape complementary to that of the covering 18 which is for example retained in position by a seal 50 so as to be able to retract automatically when the airbag 38 is deployed.
- the housing 36 when the housing 36 is not equipped with an airbag, depending on the options chosen when purchasing the vehicle, the housing 36 may constitute a storage compartment, the covering of which is constituted by an attached element 52 , illustrated in FIG. 4 above the cover 48, this element 52 of shape homologous to that of the cover 48 having a semi-open housing forming storage compartments, this housing possibly being closed by an articulated hatch (not shown).
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR9809714 | 1998-07-29 | ||
FR9809714A FR2781738B1 (fr) | 1998-07-29 | 1998-07-29 | Agencement d'un coussin gonflable pour la protection laterale d'un passager de vehicule automobile |
PCT/FR1999/001884 WO2000006421A2 (fr) | 1998-07-29 | 1999-07-29 | Agencement d'un coussin gonflable pour la protection laterale d'un passager de vehicule automobile |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1100698A2 true EP1100698A2 (fr) | 2001-05-23 |
EP1100698B1 EP1100698B1 (fr) | 2006-10-04 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP99934816A Revoked EP1100698B1 (fr) | 1998-07-29 | 1999-07-29 | Agencement d'un coussin gonflable pour la protection laterale d'un passager de vehicule automobile |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP1100698B1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69933451T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2268875T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2781738B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2000006421A2 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (6)
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FR2798339B1 (fr) * | 1999-09-10 | 2001-10-05 | Renault | Dispositif d'aide au deploiement d'un coussin gonflable de vehicule automobile |
EP1660356B1 (fr) * | 2003-09-03 | 2007-05-02 | Autoliv Development Ab | Boitier pour systeme d'airbag |
FR2917356B1 (fr) * | 2007-06-13 | 2009-09-04 | Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa | Dispositif de protection a sac gonflable et vehicule automobile comprenant un tel dispositif. |
DE102018208562A1 (de) * | 2018-05-30 | 2019-12-05 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Kraftfahrzeug |
JP7361038B2 (ja) * | 2018-09-05 | 2023-10-13 | オートリブ ディベロップメント エービー | サイドエアバッグ装置 |
US11214222B2 (en) * | 2020-01-22 | 2022-01-04 | ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc. | Occupant restraint system |
Citations (1)
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DE19515851C2 (de) | 1994-05-21 | 2003-03-06 | Volkswagen Ag | Sicherheitseinrichtung für ein Fahrzeug |
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JP2966023B2 (ja) * | 1990-03-09 | 1999-10-25 | マツダ株式会社 | 車体側部のエネルギ吸収構造 |
JP2843099B2 (ja) * | 1990-03-29 | 1999-01-06 | マツダ株式会社 | 車体側部のエネルギ吸収構造 |
JP3013530B2 (ja) * | 1991-07-31 | 2000-02-28 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | サイドエアバッグの取付構造 |
US5273309A (en) * | 1992-06-19 | 1993-12-28 | General Motors Corporation | Air bag for side impact |
US5746443A (en) * | 1992-07-13 | 1998-05-05 | Joalto Design, Inc. | Side impact air bag deployable between a vehicle body and an occupant |
JPH08207688A (ja) * | 1995-02-07 | 1996-08-13 | Sensor Technol Kk | 側突用エアバッグシステム |
JP3027928B2 (ja) * | 1996-01-10 | 2000-04-04 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | シート組込み側突用エアバッグ装置 |
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- 1998-07-29 FR FR9809714A patent/FR2781738B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1999
- 1999-07-29 ES ES99934816T patent/ES2268875T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-07-29 DE DE69933451T patent/DE69933451T2/de not_active Revoked
- 1999-07-29 EP EP99934816A patent/EP1100698B1/fr not_active Revoked
- 1999-07-29 WO PCT/FR1999/001884 patent/WO2000006421A2/fr active IP Right Grant
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DE19515851C2 (de) | 1994-05-21 | 2003-03-06 | Volkswagen Ag | Sicherheitseinrichtung für ein Fahrzeug |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2781738B1 (fr) | 2000-09-08 |
WO2000006421A2 (fr) | 2000-02-10 |
DE69933451T2 (de) | 2007-03-29 |
ES2268875T3 (es) | 2007-03-16 |
DE69933451D1 (de) | 2006-11-16 |
EP1100698B1 (fr) | 2006-10-04 |
FR2781738A1 (fr) | 2000-02-04 |
WO2000006421A3 (fr) | 2000-06-08 |
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